Grandchild name

My daughter was telling me there are twins at a local school who are named Twinkle and Sparkle. Not for me to judge of course but I WAS a little taken aback.

Ermintrude,
I am sorry, not surprised you have chosen not to speak again . It must be very hard hearing such condemnation, I imagine, but this forum represents a great group which I think you will hopefully enjoy 'meeting ' and getting to know. Read some of the threads which describe the pain of loss of a grandchild from a life and you will see , perhaps , why feelings run so high and also those threads from folk who have great relationships with their children and grandchildren .

I have a name which my father invented, in order to remind everyone of his first daughter who died years before I was born .I loathed it for years but love it now and recognise his feelings ( imagine if his mother had objected to it ? ) .
On behalf of other gnetters, do rejoin and let us know the name and also , whilst I do not understand your fury, I beg you not to miss out on the sheer unadulterated joy of your grandson , who has done nothing to deserve pity .
All best wishes ,
Otw

Two of my devout Christian DD and SIL's children (boys) have names normally associated with a different religion, and I am fearful that they will come across suspicion and prejudice as they grow up. However I didn't voice my worries. GD has a 'normal' pretty name thankfully.

We only gave our daughters one name, telling them that if they were unhappy with their's they could choose anything they liked to be known by. A middle name was unlikely to be any more popular than the first!

ermintrude, I never reveal family names on this public forum, especially easily identifiable ones, so I would not urge you to disclose the name of your GS, no need to stir up more ill feeling between you and your son. I do hope you can make your peace, it is not worth arguing over. In the future the financial dilemma can be calmly discussed (I understand, having been in a similar position), but not now. If you read the 'denied contact' threads on here you will see how devastating such a position would be for you. I don't think your post is a wind-up, please reply to the considered answers given, to show you at least appreciate the time taken by Gnetters to offer advice.

You had your priorities right then janeainsworth. (Assuming the guardian of prosperity was the firstborn)

shysal and otw you have put the case extremely well! Thank you. I hope that ermintrude will respond....

"I have a name which my father invented"

Do tell! Sounds much more interesting than this mystery name!

Ermintrude I wouldn't put your grandson's name on this forum. I hope you soon get past your upset as this is a special time and you should be enjoying it. You might find nowadays your grandson's name is used for boys as well as girls. I am sending my congratulations and best wishes on the birth of your grandson.

Jess perhaps, or Jessie?

I had a school friend who was a Wendy Elizabeth T.

My father wanted me to be called Prudence or Charity!
Thank goodness he was living in a tomb in Italy when I was born,so I have a more normal name (still hate it though!)

I agree Faye and shysal that it is wisest not to put names on here. However we had a funny incident when wheeling out our new no 2 DGD who has a herb as a name.

We bumped into an old neighbour who asked what the baby's name was and when we told her she said how strange it was to call a baby after a plant. Her own daughter's name is Rosemary!

Galen - my DH wanted our daughter to be Prudence. I think there was a song in the 60s called Dear Prudence and he liked that. I'm sure there are lots of lovely ladies called Prudence but I can't imagine my DD ever forgiving me.

What is it with men and virtues as names?

I was embarrassed when DD1, at a young age, asked if she could see the neighbours' new son by saying 'can I see Simple please?'. The baby's name was Simon! It is the same DD who called Robert, the father of that family, by the name of 'Rabbit'! Needless to say those were for ever more their nicknames just between us, not to their faces.

Galen, one of my nephews who is in year 3 has a Winner, Gods Favour, Gods Gift, Battle and Zeal for the Lord. Two girls are Bluebell and Buttercup.

My twin grandsons insist on calling their school pal Trovis - he's called Joseph. When they started reception class last year, Joseph's dad arrived to collect him and asked for Trovis, which has become his regular name at home!

I have two great nieces called Poppy and Daisy! Yuk!

A friend of mine was Noel. My son called him uncle Mole!

We have Poppy, Polly and Pepper in our extended family now - all under two!

KatyK 'Dear Prudence' was on one of the later Beatles LPs, I forget which one.
It might be wise to refrain from condemning a particular name on here, as you never know what Gransnetters' real names are!
Just a hint!

Ah, but if a boy, phoenix - Jesse . This could be the offending name as (particularly ) in Scotland, "a right Jessie" is the equivalent of "a big girl's blouse". I wonder?
PS I like Poppy and Daisy as names!!!

Jesse is very Old Testament though, I thought that might have suited Presbyterian Scots. I rather like it for a boy but it would cause teasing.

In 1947, when I was just six years old, I asked my mother could I change my name to Sharen. She replied, that's so common. And yet, to me, it was quite beautiful and at that time there was just one girl in the village with the name. Then I wanted to be, Belinda/Heidi/Annabelle. All too much for my dear Mama. She told me that she almost decided to name me Lesley.

Jane - yes hint taken. There is nothing wrong with the name Prudence, it's just that if you knew my DD she is definitely not a Prudence ! And I consider myself a bit of an authority on the Beatles and I didn't remember that the song was theirs! Obviously not that much of an authority then.

I knew a lady named Drene. Which was a brand of shampoo. Her father is said to have seen it on a billboard and liked it.